Tijuana mixes French and Mexican gastronomy in one single taco: Tacos With Muchachos

Tacos With Muchachos is a segment of the Baja Window to the South show which, besides revealing the state’s most classic and traditional tacos, also visits restaurants that have created new culinary proposals or fusions, and such is the case with El Original Pastel de Crepas Tijuana. This restaurant led by Chef Martín San Román […]

June 3, 2022 at 6:56 PM PDT

Marina del Pilar and the business sector position Baja California as leader in economic stability

Acknowledging the importance of the business sector for the region’s development, Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda underscored her efforts in making sure that the rule of law in the state guarantees judicial certainty in order to attract more entrepreneurs to invest in Baja California. During her participation in the 50th anniversary celebration […]

June 3, 2022 at 6:22 PM PDT

David Álvarez’s 5 priorities that will achieve real change for San Diego

David Álvarez, candidate for San Diego County 80th District Assemblymember, has a clear vision to compete in the upcoming elections: the future of San Diego citizens. The reason why Álvarez is going forward with his candidacy is because he is worried about the type of California that will be left for future generations. Álvarez has […]

June 3, 2022 at 4:10 PM PDT

5 reasons not to vote for Georgette Gómez

In the 80th State Assembly District election, favorites are currently Democrats David Álvarez and Georgette Gómez. Both have held government positions before, but while Álvarez has maintained an impeccable political image, candidate Gómez has kept an image that shows San Diegans the complete opposite. Here we show you five reasons why shouldn’t vote at all […]

June 3, 2022 at 2:59 PM PDT

Poll ranks Marina del Pilar as the best governor in Mexico

Baja California Governor, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda has been ranked first place as the best evaluated governor of Mexico with an approval rating of 68.4%. This was revealed by the Monthly Evaluation of May, published by pollster Demoscopia Digital, whose head Mario Garza said that Marina del Pilar is the leader with the highest […]

June 3, 2022 at 2:49 PM PDT

Puerto Nuevo style lobster is Baja California’s most famous dish: Baja Window to the South

Baja California has a great number of awesome dishes, some of them being the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the state. One of these is lobster and what a better person to talk about this subject than the owner of La Casa de la Langosta and current President of the National […]

June 2, 2022 at 6:31 PM PDT

Baja California still third place in exports nationwide

Kurt Honold Morales, head of the Secretariat of Economy and Innovation (SEI) revealed that Baja California is still third place in exports in all of Mexico, with a value of $1.6 billion pesos, representing 12% of all total exports in the country. Registered annual growth is 23.5% which has overtaken greatly the level of exports […]

June 2, 2022 at 6:27 PM PDT

“Taquería Los Brother’s” in Mexicali surprises due to the cooking of their lamb taco

On the most recent episode of “Una Mordida Tacos Mexicali”, Chef Betancourt went to “Taquería Los Brother’s” located at Avenida Chihuahua 201, Nueva Esperanza in Mexicali. On this occasion, he tried two tacos: a beef taco and a lamb taco both priced at $1.4 dollars ($28 pesos) each. Beef Taco Chef Danny tried this beef […]

June 2, 2022 at 4:25 PM PDT

Baja Californian wine triumphs in Brussels and wins Gold medal

The wine of Baja California is being recognized more and more abroad as one of the best wines in the world. Everyday it is more frequent to find that one of the region’s wines has won a competition or has won an international award. This time, the winner was a wine from Viñedos de la […]

June 2, 2022 at 10:36 AM PDT

Carlos Santana used to practice in Tijuana before becoming famous: Baja Window to the South

Baja Window to the South has a prequel of sorts which aired for more than 30 years called “Tijuana Window to the South” where the wonders that this municipality has to offer were shown through a “window” to all of these cultural attributes. To talk about this Alejandro Cruces Camberos was here, Tijuana native cultural […]

June 1, 2022 at 6:49 PM PDT

Mexican government and Marina del Pilar coordinate support for people with disabilities

The Secretary of Welfare of Mexico, Ariadna Montiel Reyes, visited Baja California to back the work carried out by Baja California Governor, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, and announce a series of coordination measures between both levels of government. These are focused on the total wellbeing of people with disabilities that live in the state. […]

June 1, 2022 at 5:51 PM PDT

Georgette Gómez loses votes for being in favor of gas tax in San Diego

The election for California’s 80th State Assembly District continues with David Álvarez and Georgette Gómez competing for this position, as well as Republican Lincoln Packard. However, the true election is only between the first two. It should be noted that these two candidates are very different. For starters, Álvarez has an upright image, while Gómez […]

June 1, 2022 at 2:59 PM PDT

Chicatana ant is the most expensive edible insect: Baja Window to the South

Edible insects are a part of Mexican cuisine. Though many people are not really used to seeing these animals on a plate of food, for others, this is completely normal and even enjoy eating them on their daily diet or as snacks. In Downtown Tijuana, for example, you may find people selling chapulines in the […]

May 31, 2022 at 7:08 PM PDT

Mexicali’s Asadero El Nuevo Tecolote gets a 7.3 rating due to their greasy “chorizo taco”

Una Mordida Tacos arrives in Mexicali with this episode in which Chef Betancourt went to taqueria “Asadero El Nuevo Tecolote” located at Calzada Las Américas 390. Here he tried two tacos: a Campechano taco priced at $1.78 dollars ($35 pesos) and a choritaco priced at $3.30 dollars ($65 pesos). Choritaco This taco was the first […]

May 31, 2022 at 6:15 PM PDT

Baja Californians will be able to visit Disneyland California for $84 dollars a day

Summer is the perfect time to enjoy vacation and spend great moments with your family. Those who live in California usually have a greater chance to go to one of the world’s biggest theme parks, the happiest place in the world: Disneyland Resort in California, and now, Baja Californians will also be able to enjoy […]

May 31, 2022 at 2:11 PM PDT

The hypocrisy of Georgette Gómez; she wanted less money for the police while receiving their special protection

District 80 is being contested by candidates David Álvarez and Georgette Gómez. This is an important district that includes areas from Bonita to Chula Vista, among others. It should be noted that while candidate Álvarez has presented an upright image, Gómez’s has been tainted by several of her past actions. For example, it is known […]

May 31, 2022 at 12:48 PM PDT

Marina del Pilar launches “Respira en tu Colonia” program in Mexicali

Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, Baja California Governor, launched the “Respira en tu Colonia” (Breathe In Your Community) program whose goal is to transform people’s mobility in the state by carrying out actions such as restorations of roads with residents themselves participating. The state administration, municipal governments, and the business sector will also participate. The […]

May 30, 2022 at 8:19 PM PDT

Who is David Álvarez and what does he represent for San Diego?

California's 80th State Assembly district is about to choose its assemblymember and, without a doubt, these elections have a clear and defined option: David Álvarez, who is a candidate along with Georgette Gómez. It should be noted that Gómez is not that well known and the few things that are known about her are not […]

May 30, 2022 at 2:50 PM PDT

Calimax in Zona Río is Tijuana’s most expensive supermarket

The Federal Consumer Agency (PROFECO) reveals every week basic basket prices of the different regions of the country. This occurs during Mexican President’s, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, morning press conference where the head of this institution, Ricardo Sheffield Padilla shares with the audience his weekly results. On Monday May 30th, he shared that the National […]

May 30, 2022 at 1:56 PM PDT

From school to base to intercept Nazi messages: the impressive history of Tijuana’s House of Culture

On this new episode of Baja Window to the South, hosts Olga Sánchez de la Vega and Scott Koenig went to one of Tijuana’s most iconic places such as Casa de la Cultura (House of Culture) at Colonia Altamira where we learned all about its transformation throughout its history. For example, in the early 70s […]

May 29, 2022 at 7:07 PM PDT